Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-08
THE CONNECTING CHAIN.
The C., B. e. Q.'s Direct River Line
From st. Louis to st. Paul.

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What the A. T. 4 St. r. is Doing Con-
tracts Let to Cross Missouri Other
Railroad Talk OF General Interest.
You folks don't know, perhaps. that
Rock Island is going to have big rail-
road boom next summer" SAID a prom>
inent railroad man Yesterday, but such
is nevertheless fact. Have you heard
what the restless c., B. s. O. is talking
about nov9 1t is something that it is
forced to do, by this eastern movement
of the A. T. & st. F., and Rock Island
should aid it as far as possible, too
ITO what have you referencef" inter
rupted the scribe, becoming interested.
The C.. B. & Q. is simply figuring
on its long contemplated extension from
New Boston to this city. Fill this gap
and the Burlington will have direct
river line from ST. Louis to st. Paul, all
the way up the east bank of the Missis-
sippi, with little exception. There are
great many little towns down the river,
between this city and New Boston, which
would be benefited by the road, and
which would benefit the road Musca-
tine, Iowa, have no doubt, would be
glad to extend any reasonable induce
ment to the c., B. & Q. in such move.
and it might lead to an entry into Iowa
at that point"
But what do you mean when you say
the Burlington has been forced to make
such mover"
That the AtchinsoU, Topeka & Santa
Fe is coming right into Rock Island if
the least inducement is offered for doing
so. The great western road which
is now coming east to Chicago
will become one of the Burlington's
greatest enemies. as it's evident pur-
poses are to invade c., B. & Q. ter
ritory. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe is one OF the greatest roads in this
country. 1t owns over two thousand miles
of road, extending to the Pacific ocean to
the city of Mexico, and many important
points on the Gulf OF Mexico. This
week at Kansas City the contract is to be
let for the construction of two hundred
miles of the Santa Fes eastern extension
across Missouri, and sixty DAYS hence
the bid will be offered for the line across
Illinois to Chicago. The company means
business from the word GO, and will
extend to every point which the cons
pany can reach BY the counties incorpor-
ated IN"
The gentlemen offered some valuable
suggestions which the citizens of Rock
Island should heed The Atchnson.
Topeka & Santa Fe, or the Santa Fe
Route" as it is called, will surely build
into Rock Island the coming season if
desire 10 have it do so is manifested
by our public spirited citizens No eff,
fort should be spared to encourage the
Santa Fe in any intention looking to an
entry into Rock Island The more rail
roads the city secures the sooner the city
will grow, and the quicker the c., B. &
O., places Rock Island on the main line
of its ST. Louis and St Paul division the
better for all concerned.
TINE SIGNALS
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has adopted the Wsshburn rail-
way time signals Hereafter time will
be sent by telegrash from the Wsshburn
Astronomical observatory at Madison,
Wis, over all divisions of this company
east of the Mississippi river, and over
the Racine & Southwestern and the
Chicago & Council Bluffs divisions in
Iowa, IN the following manner: At 8
hours 81 minutes, 30 seconds q. m,
time" will be called until 8 hours, 81
minutes, 58 seconds. At 8 hours, IS
minutes, zero seconds, the observatory
clock will be switched into circuit and
will continue to beat every two seconds
until 10 o'clock and 10 seconds. Oper
stors have been instructed to be careful
to see that their instruments are proper
y adjusted and keys kept closed during
the time these signals are being trans
mitted. Repeating instruments have
been put in all junction stations, which
must be used for repeating time from one
circuit to another.